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Lucy smiled at the photographer, ready to show her trick one more time. There was a slight pop as her head came off–which some observers attributed to the photographer’s jaw, and some his camera. None of them quite wanted to admit that she’d really removed her head. And really, there was no blood–no viscera at all.

There was a slight pop as she reattached it. The group blinked as one. This was a game she could play until the stars went out–the last android left among a race just discovering electricity (for the fourth time).